In Don's view, the two reality shows "Changing Face" and "Flyover" are far from enough.

In order for STA to completely beat HBO and SHO, it must launch more high-quality content without falling into a situation like the serious drop in subscriptions after "Band of Brothers" went off the air.

Vivendi has agreed to sell Blizzard, which is a good thing.

Don has told the screenwriting department to contact the person in charge of Blizzard and start writing the script for the American drama "Warcraft".

However, "Warcraft" is an American drama that has not appeared in a previous life after all, and even if it is built with a huge amount of money, there is a risk of failure.

Don also needs to have a solid American drama to guarantee the bottom.

His choice is none other than The Walking Dead!

When "Game of Thrones" swept the world, "The Walking Dead" was the only American drama that could compete, and even in the competition for the Emmy Awards, "The Walking Dead" repeatedly took the lead.

The AMC cinema line under Rainbow Media Group couldn't get along anymore and was sold to Wanda, but AMC TV Network ...... But because of "The Walking Dead", it has become one of the most well-known cable TV stations in the United States, and its performance has soared.

AMC TV Network is also called the pillar of the Rainbow Group.

Now, it's time to take The Walking Dead out and contribute to STA!

Besides—

"The Walking Dead" is a zombie movie with horror elements, but AMC TV is a basic cable TV station, and the scale is limited, so it can't show more shocking scenes.

STA does not have this constraint, as a professional cable TV station, there are almost no scale constraints, which can better express the picture sense of "The Walking Dead".

As for the director of "The Walking Dead", of course, it is the director of the original, the famous Frank Darabont!

The name, perhaps, is not remarkable.

But when it comes to "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Miracle of the Green Mile", it is a household name.

Frank Darabont is the director and screenwriter of both films!

Donn has investigated through the "sunglasses system", Frank Darabont's screenwriting ability, with a score of "92", which is higher than James Cameron and George Lucas among well-known Hollywood directors, and second only to Woody Allen of "93" and Quentin Tarantino of "94".

"Frank, come and sit down!" Donn warmly invited Frank Darabont to his office, and sighed again and again, "Thanks to your help, otherwise the script of "Ghost Rider" would not have been written so quickly, and it was so exciting!"

The script for "Ghost Rider" encountered many difficulties in the writing process, and it cost $1 million to enlist the help of Frank Darabont.

Zack Schneider has already got the final script and is working on the storyboard, and the film is expected to start shooting in September.

Frank Darabont didn't dare to take it in front of Donn.

Now the whole United States has spread that Donn wants to buy back assets such as Universal Pictures and Mifflin Publishing House from the French!

This is a good thing that the whole country celebrates.

Universal Pictures can also be regarded as a "national brand" in the United States, and the American people do not want to see such a long-established company controlled by foreigners.

However, in Hollywood, insiders are even more jealous of Donne's strength and influence.

He is likely to be another Hollywood king after Barry Diller and Michael Eisner!

"Mr. Walker, you are so polite. Frank Darabont said modestly, "I enjoyed this collaboration, I really didn't expect that there would be a group of talented screenwriters at Don Pictures, and their ideas are amazing!"

Don smiled slightly, quite proud.

This is natural, the screenwriters of Donn Pictures are all selected by him from the "sunglasses system", and the "screenwriting" ability is above "85", and even the other two big screenwriters who are responsible for the script of "Ghost Rider" - Deacon Whistler and Jonathan Nolan have a "98" and a "97" screenwriting ability, which is more outstanding than Frank Darrabont, almost the best in Hollywood!

"I won't say much kind words, I invited you over to ask you, do you still want to be a director?"

With Don's current identity, there is no need to say too many polite words, just get straight to the point.

"Director?"

Frank Darabont was slightly surprised.

Prior to that, he had directed a total of 4 films.

"Buried Alive", "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Miracle of the Green Mile" and "Life in Film", box office ...... It's miserable!

In particular, the romantic comedy "Life in Movies" released last year starred the famous comedian Jim Carrey and was created by Warner Bros. at a cost of $72 million.

But the result?

The global box office of the film is only 37 million US dollars!

It's worse than "The Shawshank Redemption" back then!

"The Shawshank Redemption" can also be classified as an art film, and there is a reason for the box office failure. "Life in Film" is a real commercial comedy, but it is a mess.

Even if Frank Darabont is famous in the industry, it will be difficult to have the opportunity to direct movies again, so he will obediently become a screenwriter in the future.

Anyway, he is famous and capable, and he can get $1 million for a script.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Donn Walker, who is almost a god in the field of commercial films, actually threw an olive branch.

Donn smiled, "Frank, I'll be blunt, the structure of the movie isn't for you. Your story is so profound, and the philosophical connotations and human reflections in it are by no means reflected in a two-hour movie. You need to express your thoughts in a different way. ”

Frank Darabont thoughtfully said, "You mean...... TV series?"

Don said: "That's right, it's a TV series! Your story needs to give fans enough time to think, and the two or three hours of the movie are too short, which is the main reason why your movie is not doing well at the box office." ”

"TV series ......," Frank Darabont frowned, "I don't think TV series will meet my needs." ”

Donn smiled dumbly, "Frank, have you forgotten Band of Brothers?"

"Band of Brothers?" Frank Darabonte was immediately shocked.

Tang En said: ""Band of Brothers" has opened another window of TV dramas, and the TV network, a high-quality TV series with big production and big investment, provides an excellent platform. ”

At this point, Frank Darabont understood, "Mr. Walker, are you saying that you want to invest in a big-budget American drama and then let me be the director?"

Don smiled and nodded, "That's right, not only the director, but also the producer and screenwriter, I will give you an outline of the adaptations you can make and play to your heart's content." ”

Frank Darabont didn't take a stand immediately.

Even if the other party is Don, he doesn't want to make a work that he doesn't like.

Don was confident, he took a pamphlet from his desk, then took a thick document and handed it to him.

"Comics?"

Frank Darabont was a little surprised.

Is it a manga TV series?

Donn laughed: "This comic is called 'The Walking Dead', and I worked with Robert Kirkman, a cartoonist from Marvel, and I provided the outline category, and he enriched the specific details. Another document, my entire vision for the Walking Dead series, you can take a look at it. ”

Frank Darabont gave Donn a look of disbelief and took a breath.

This Don Walker is simply omnipotent!

A few years ago, he called for wind and rain in the stock market, made an amazing fortune, and once had the title of "stock god".

Later, he invested in several Internet companies, but what was the result?

Google is now the largest internet search engine;

PayPal is the largest online payment platform at present, and it is said that the e-commerce giant Ebay Company intends to spend a huge amount of money to acquire;

Although Netflix is still crushed by Pepsi in the market space, it has turned losses into profits and made the online DVD rental business prosperous......

As a result, Tang En was also awarded the reputation of "angel investment expert".

Last year, he co-authored a book called "Gone Girl" and added the title of "best-selling author".

In April this year, he released a single album with Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman, which broke multiple sales records in one fell swoop, and he became a popular singer again......

Now, he's engaged in comic creation again, is this the rhythm of being a cartoonist?

Frank Darabont prides himself on being talented, but in front of Donn, he has to secretly admire.

The success of this young man is no accident!

He is a genius among geniuses!

Frank Darabont tried his best to control his shock, first opened the half of the unfinished comic, only looked at it twice, and couldn't help but light up, "Zombie theme? And it's realistic zombies, well! This is a lot of room for exploration!"

The content of the manga is short.

This is just a small part of the first season, the first episode.

He briefly flipped through the comics, and then looked at the manuscript of the outline that Don had provided, and the more he looked at it, the more complicated his face became, sometimes joyful, sometimes sighing, sometimes solemn.

Don was not in a hurry, and waited slowly.

The original version of The Walking Dead, because AMC TV did not have confidence in Frank Darabont, the cost budget was not high.

But Frank Darabont, through his amazing screenwriting talent, has created a post-apocalyptic scene that many Hollywood blockbusters can't reach.

The focus of the film is not on the special effects shots that stimulate the senses, but on the torture of human nature with apocalyptic feelings.

Through the portrayal of human nature, to make up for the lack of special effects.

However, if Don wants to shoot, it will definitely not be a small fight.

On the basis of the shaping and excavation of human nature, the philosophy and thinking of doomsday feelings, and the sense of déjà vu of commercial blockbusters!

The original "The Walking Dead", compared with post-apocalyptic films such as "I Am a Legend" and "Detective Hell", the visual effects are a little mediocre.

What Don wants is to create a hit!

For example, "Band of Brothers", not only has the humanistic feelings behind the story, but also cannot ignore the grandeur of the war scenes.

Sensory stimulation is important!

It's just that Frank Darabont is not a professional director, his directing style is more like an old-school film director, and his control of special effects and color is slightly mediocre.

Don narrowed his eyes and thought secretly: "It seems that it is necessary to find him an assistant who is good at creating visual effects......"

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